The Paris Agreement and the Energy Policies of the ASEAN Member States
Taking into consideration the reviews of mitigation actions under the Paris Agreement and Decision1/cp.21, as well as the ASEAN joint statement on regional climate action and the first NDC submitted by the ASEAN Member States, energy policy and measures, are clearly key to climate change mitigation.
Energy Decision-Makers’ Perspectives on the APAEC: Lessons Learned and the Way Forward
Five highlights from the interviews and five suggestions for possible responses. (1) Highlight: There is a need for a shorter and more focused theme that aligns better with global development trends.
ASEAN Energy Cooperation for Shaping a Low-carbon Energy Transition: A Baseline Assessment of the Alignment between Energy and Climate Policies
Regarding the ASEAN Plan of Action for Energy Cooperation (APAEC) Phase II (2021-2025):
Though the APAEC 2016-2025 Phase I document relates global energy development trends with the climate change, the position of ASEAN energy cooperation relating to climate change can be enhanced in the APAEC Phase II document by including more concrete terms such as the “Paris Agreement”, “nationally determined contributions or NDCs”, “climate change mitigation”, “decarbonisation”, “low-carbon” and “GHG emissions reduction”.
